Shauna Blake, Artist/Owner

Shauna Blake started painting in her early teens and has devoted her entire working life to her artwork. She has a love for nature and the outdoors and uses the inspiration and energy it provides to create her art. In 1994 she graduated college from The Art Institute of Pittsburgh where she studied Graphic Design and Illustration. She worked in the Graphic Design field for 7 years before joining her husband, Brendan in his glass art business in 2001. Here she expanded her art by studying and creating lampwork glass beads. Then in 2009 she discovered silk painting. She found that painting on silk was the perfect fit for her creative and expressive artistic style. Thus Quintessence Silk Art was born.

Artist Statement… Creating high quality artwork has been a lifelong passion for me, which only seems to grow with the passage of time. As a young child, I experienced the joy of creating and the sense of a oneness with all things everywhere. These fond memories embody a deep rooted connection to myself and to the world around me, to the wonder of God's creation calling to me and my yielding to that call. Creating these artworks gives me a great sense of enduring joy and it is my hopeful wish that the same be true for you.​ ​Warmest Regards,Shauna Blake

Customer Feedback

Excellent quality silk! I love the graduated varied colors. I have ordered silk from a few other sources, and Quintessence has superior quality. This shop also has excellent customer service, quick response time to inquiries & fast shipping.​

Gorgeous colors, just as I had hoped for. Made very well, I'll be back for more. Thank you.

Lovely ribbons; very well made; lively, vivid colors! Everything in my order is perfect!

This is truly a beautiful scarf and a wonderful piece of wearable art. Thank you so much for sharing your talent.

Exactly what i wanted and I received it very quickly! Will definitely be ordering from this store again!

Perfect, just as I had pictured. Very well made and the perfect size.

Love this! Gorgeous colors and arrived fast. Will be back for other colors!

These are so pretty, and what a sweet seller you are, fast, generous, friendly, nicely wrapped, great things what more can I ask for?

My wife loved the scarf both for the quality material and beautiful blend of colors. Thank you so much. Very happy customer.

LOVE the hand painted ribbons as wrist wraps!! I work in a professional environment and they are an easy and fun way to cover my wrist tattoo.

The colors are exactly as depicted in the photos - this is a stunning piece of art.

Gorgeous! This is the best silk wrap I have found! Love it!!!

These ribbons are so incredibly beautiful. They are artfully done and I recieved them quickly. I would love to buy them in all colors. Thank you for your wonderful products.

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